Authorities seized apparent narcotics and arrested four people. (@PDI_FGJCDMX)

During this February 10, the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office (FGJCDMX) unveiled one of the actions he succeeded in fighting the crime of drug trafficking in the city. In collaboration with the support of the Ministry of National Defense (sedena) and the National Guard (GN), carried out a search warrant in the Cabeza de Juárez neighborhood, from the town hall iztapalapawhich resulted in the assurance of what could be drugs and the arrest of four people.

The institution explained that the procedure was carried out at an address located in section IX of the aforementioned district, where the personnel of the FGJCDMX ensured dried green vegetableand a white solid substance in a metal container.

at the place were two women and two men arrestedidentified as Guadalupe “N”, María “N”, José “N” and Jorge “N”, who have already been made available to the agent of the Public Ministry of the General Coordination of Territorial Investigations, where a file of investigation is integrated by andhe crime against healthin the mode of drug traffic.

The first week of February started with various shelters and drug arrests. Such was the case which occurred on February 6 in Atlampa, town hall of Cuauhtémoc.

Through a statement, the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office (FGJCDMX) released information about a search warrant they executed at a building in the town hall of Cuauhtémoc, where they were insured. various amounts of narcotics possible and a woman was arrested.

Following the field and office work of the agents of the Investigative Police (PDI), of the General Coordination for the Investigation of High Impact Crimes, it was possible to identify the property, located in the Atlampa neighborhood, in the town hall of Cuauhtémoc, identified as probable point of drug traffickingTherefore, the court order of inspection was sought and obtained from a reviewing judge.

During the diligence, various dose of dried greens and wrappers with white solid substance. The evidence and the indicated woman were transferred to the public prosecutor’s office for the investigation of drug trafficking crimes, where the corresponding investigation file is integrated.

Drug trafficking in Mexico City

According to the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office (FGJCDMX), drug trafficking is how it refers to a illegal activity which is characterized by possession, sale, trade and supplyincluding the purchase of eight types of drugs established in the guidance table of maximum doses for personal and immediate consumption of the General Health Law.

Towards the first months of 2023, Mexico City continues to be plagued by the crime of drug trafficking, despite authorities capturing different distributors every day. The drugs that dominate sales are marijuana and cocaine in various forms.

arrested for drug trafficking (Picture: SSC)
arrested for drug trafficking (Picture: SSC)

In December 2022, 64.2% of the population aged 18 and over, residing in 75 cities in the country, considered it to be dangerous to live in your citythis according to the National Urban Public Security Survey (ENSU) which noted the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).

The population mentioned having seen or heard criminal behavior in the vicinity of their residence, such as alcohol consumption in the street (60.6%), theft or assault (52.2%), vandalism of homes or businesses (42.7%), selling or using drugs (39.8%), frequent shootings with weapons (38.3%), violent gangs (25, 5%) and theft or illegal sale of gasoline or diesel (huachicol) (3.0%).

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